Create PDF: Changelog

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*** April 25, 2024 - Version 1.10 Released

- Added support for servers that have disabled some (but not all) shell exec functions
- Added updates and additional downloadable wkhtmltopdf binaries to support more server configurations

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*** July 25, 2018 - Version 1.09 Released
- Plugin no longer ships with specific wkhtmltopdf binaries, and will now attempt to automatically download the appropriate file based on server configuration.
- Added server check to prevent .exe binaries being downloaded on Linux servers (and vice versa on Windows servers).

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*** April 19, 2016 - Version 1.08 Released
- Updated PDF rendering engine to wkhtmltopdf 0.12.4
- Misc Code and other minor improvements

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*** February 3, 2016 - Version 1.07 Released
- Updated PDF rendering engine to wkhtmltopdf 0.12.3 (released Jan 20th, 2016)
- Removed unnecessary debugging files from v1.06 build
- Re-added text files on how to install and upgrade plugin

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*** January 18, 2016 - Version 1.06 Released
- Updated UI code to work with CMSB 3.0

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*** November 7, 2014 - Version 1.05 Released

New Features:
- Added fix CreatePDF now supports https:// sites that have been patched for Heartbleed and Poodle SSL bugs (common patches interfered with PDF generation previously)
- Updated PDF rendering engine to wkhtmltopdf 0.12.1 (released June 26, 2014)
- Documentation updated: Review readme.txt for new troubleshooting tips
- Added 12 system specific binaries for great compatibility (Ubunutu, Debian, CentOS and Windows)

BUG FIXES & MINOR CHANGES
- Added additional error checking and error messages for common server issues
- added "view source/html" option to "Test Server Requirements" page for debugging server config issues
- Fixed issue with dirname returning \ on windows platforms
- Misc Code and other minor improvements

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*** September 24, 2013 - Version 1.04 Released

BUG FIXES & MINOR CHANGES
- Performance: Plugin won't automatically load when PHP script is called from command-line or cron.
- Plugin Menu: "Test Server Requirements" now checks if server has 'noexec' set to disallow running binaries (some cloud hosts do this)
- Instructions: Added more troubleshooting instructions to readme.txt

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*** April 27, 2012 - Version 1.03 Released

NEW FEATURES
- Added 'CREATEPDF_FORCE_32BIT' option for 64-bit servers that can only run 32-bit binary

BUG FIXES & MINOR CHANGES
- Added more troubleshooting instructions to readme.txt
- Fixed issue with dirname returning \ on windows platforms
- Misc Code and other minor improvements

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*** Februrary 28, 2011 - Version 1.02 Released

NEW FEATURES
- You can now set custom command line switches to customize generated PDF output
Example: $GLOBALS['CREATEPDF_CUSTOM_SWITCHES'] = '--orientation landscape';
- Advanced command line switches are now listed under "Example Code" in Plugins Menu

BUG FIXES & MINOR CHANGES
- Improved error reporting
- If directories aren't writable we try to make them writable before reporting an error
- Added /shared_libs/ folder for including linux library files for hosts that don't have them
- Plugin Menu's "Example Code" page now displays URLs to each individual example page
- Misc Code and other minor improvements

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*** October 11, 2010 - Version 1.01 Released

NEW FEATURES
- Proxy Support: You can now use one main PDF server to generate PDFs for other servers
- PDF Caching: Generated PDFs can now be cached to reduce server load on high-traffic sites

BUG FIXES & MINOR CHANGES
- Docs: Added section on how to create page breaks in generated PDFs
- Misc Code and other minor improvements

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*** June 18, 2010 - Version 1.00 Released

First Release

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